Christmas Greetings

During this Most Wonderful Time of the Year, I wish each and all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Creative New Year.

Our family has celebrated Christmas with cats for many years.  They add greatly to the festivities, and of course have inspired several Christmas cards.  Here is a painting of our beloved Maine Coon, Figgy, and a reprise of a little poem I wrote a few years ago.  Blessings.

Some visitors at Christmas time

come feathered and bedecked

But others--quite surprisingly

Are not what we expect

One was a tiny baby

so helpless and so small

but come to save the entire world

with hope and grace for all

So don't neglect to claim your gift

It will bring you peace and joy

All because one Christmas time

God was a baby boy

More minis

A Bow Wow to Dogs

Lest those among you who are dog-gone crazy about dogs protest, let me assure you that I am also quite fond of canines.  And, they are fun to paint.

The Black Beauty with the bow around her neck was Sadie, possibly the best dog who ever lived.

She enriched Sara and John and Katy and Nicki's lives immeasruably for many years.  She is missed.

Many Minis

Crazy about Cats

Here are two of my all time favorite cats:  the one on the bottom was Willie,  who, alas was only in our lives briefly.

 The one on the right was Stretch, who owned first my sister Ann, then went to run her daughter Kathryn's household.






Many of the artists at the TVAL Gallery, including me, have spent the last month or so painting mini paintings for our Christmas Tree.  It has been fun, rather relaxing (as in, no worries about composition) and given me a chance to paint some of my favorite subjects.

When I was a little girl, I had an old Tom cat named Socks.

He was my introduction the the mysterious, wonderful

world of cats.  I've been hooked ever since.  Rex, Sara,

Liz, and all the grand kids are equally smitten.  Here are

a few feline paintings.